I bought a cheap salvage knife for a job in the Gulf and it snapped on me

It was one of those generic ones from a catalog, cost about 35 bucks and I figured it'd be fine for some light cutting. The blade just sheared off when I was trying to free a line, left me with a useless handle and wasted half an hour of bottom time. Anyone have a go-to brand for a solid, basic salvage knife that won't let you down?

4 comments

4 Comments

rodriguez.mia2mo ago

Sounds like that knife was a real cut-rate deal.

the_oliver2mo agoTop Commenter

Yeah, I've lost a few to the sink disposal myself.

daniela852mo ago

My last cheap knife is still down there.

rodriguez.mia6d ago

Wait, you seriously just left it in there? Like you didn't even try to fish it out with tongs or something? I feel like that's just asking for a future plumbing disaster or a really bad surprise for anyone sticking their hand down the drain.